Hungary to purchase Chinese trains ahead of Budapest – Beograd reopening
HUNGARY: Minister of Construction & Transport János Lázár has announced plans for the purchase of ’100 Chinese trains’ as he confirmed the Hungarian section of the modernised Budapest – Beograd railway is to open by March 15.
DB Cargo UK sells surplus locomotives to Romania’s GFR
ROMANIA: DB Cargo UK has announced a multi-million-pound deal to sell 25 surplus EMD Class 66 diesel locomotives previously used in the UK to Romanian private freight operator Grup Feroviar Român.
Channel Tunnel ERTMS deployment project gets underway
EUROPE: Channel Tunnel concessionaire Eurotunnel and signalling company Compagnie des Signaux have begun the first phase of the roll-out of ERTMS across the fixed link.
Indian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia
INTERNATIONAL: Indian rolling stock producer Kinet Railway Solutions and its Russian parent Transmashholding have launched a training programme for technicians from India.
World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
Expleo and RailX partner to support next-generation rail freight
UK: Engineering consultancy Expleo has announced a strategic partnership to combine its experience in train, signalling and rail operations technology with RailX’s logistics software.
USA: Learning lessons from the California high speed rail programme
Having served as Northern California Regional Director for the California High Speed Rail Authority, Boris Lipkin offers a personal reflection on the lessons that planners of future rail megaprojects could learn from the scheme.
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Development of a medium-term capacity utilisation strategy is a key building block that meets European requirements whilst supporting the roll-out of Germany’s planned national regular-interval timetable over the coming decades.
Toronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has placed a C$2·3bn directly-awarded contract for a fleet of 70 metro trains be supplied by Alstom, as the only company able to build the trains in Canada.
Indra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems
UK: Transport for London has appointed Indra as the next strategic and technical partner for the operation of its fare collection system.
Vossloh completes Scandinavian portfolio with Nordic Tamping Service
Nouvelle-Aquitaine trains ordered
St Petersburg opens metro Line 6
Railway supply industry news round-up
Baden-Württemberg places €500m EMU order
GB Railfreight owner signs financing package
Ethiopian hub airport to be served by 200 km/h rail link
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
Transit Tech Lab seeks proposals to enhance infrastructure management, modernise data and streamline workflows
AllTranstek to acquire RAS Data Services assets
Three-phase Northern Powerhouse Rail strategy and Manchester – Birmingham studies announced
Rail sector welcomes Northern Powerhouse Rail ambition but calls for more clarity
Comment: A shot across the bows
Marmon Rail repair activities brought together under Transco Rail Services brand
Urban transport industry news round-up
‘Great day’ for northern Ontario as first Northlander train is delivered
Wagon leasing partnerships restructured
Clarke Chapman acquires Clayton locomotive manufacturing assets
ERA report proposes enhanced wheel inspection regime to resolve post-Gotthard accident impasse
US and Indian rail research bodies agree to work together
